Macron says UK, France to increase Joint Expeditionary Force to 50,000
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that the UK and France will increase their Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) to 50,000 troops. Speaking at a press conference at Northwood military base alongside UK PM Keir Starmer, the French President says this fivefold increase will mean the nations will become "capable of being deployed in a major engagement". SOUNDBITE
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